Tag: Customer Experience

What’s Fuelling Impulse Buys in 2025? Promotions, Displays & Instant Gratification

Even as economic caution grows among U.S. consumers, discretionary spending remains surprisingly resilient. According to a new report from Optimum Retailing, 72% of Americans made an unplanned in-store discretionary purchase within the past month. This trend persists despite nearly 7...

Welcome to the Frustration Economy: Mobile Users Are Over It

Mobile user frustration is hitting record highs in 2025, according to Fullstory’s newly released report. After analysing over 14 billion user sessions across industries like retail, financial services, food and beverage, travel, gambling, and software, the findings show that mobile...

Phishing Through AI? Hidden Email Prompts Can Trick Google’s Gemini

As AI tools have become integrated into our daily workflows, customer experience professionals must remain aware of emerging risks. One such concern has just come to light, as Google’s Gemini chatbot can potentially be manipulated to spread phishing attacks. Gemini, part...

Infobip Adds Voice to WhatsApp Business, Bridging Messaging and Real-Time Support

Infobip has introduced WhatsApp Business Calling, a new feature that enables companies to make and receive voice calls directly through their WhatsApp Business accounts. With this new capability, businesses can initiate and accept voice calls globally via WhatsApp’s familiar interface, meaning...

Meta Acquires AI Voice Startup PlayAI to Boost Its Generative Audio Capabilities

Meta has acquired PlayAI, a generative voice technology startup that enables the creation of realistic, human-sounding speech. The deal, confirmed by a Meta spokesperson and first reported by Bloomberg, signals Meta’s deepening investment in AI as it looks to expand...

Smart TV Ads Take Center Stage in Holiday Shopping, LG Study Finds

Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. Connected TV (CTV) viewers now say that TV ads help guide their holiday purchases, which is a 73% increase from last year. And when it comes to inspiration, 36% say they’ve gotten gift ideas from...

This Week in CX: Inbox Rage, Prime Day Panic & CX Hubris

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve explored Gen Z’s complex relationship with email, the surge of AI-driven scams targeting Prime Day shoppers, and innovative customer service breakthroughs from GCXA winners, such...

How Smarter Data Can Transform Customer Experience

Customers move fast. Most feedback systems don’t. And that gap is killing the customer experience. Companies are investing heavily in platforms that promise better insights, but most still struggle to turn feedback into action. The data comes in too late....

AI Takes the Call: PayJunction and Twilio Launch Secure IVR Payment Integration

In a move set to reshape phone payment operations, PayJunction has partnered with Twilio to bring AI-powered Interactive Voice Response (IVR) capabilities directly into PayJunction’s payment ecosystem. This will enable merchants to automate secure phone payments, streamline workflows, and reduce...

Gen X Isn’t Falling for the Hype, They Want Payment Systems They Can Trust

Despite the growing popularity of mobile wallets and digital-first payment solutions, Generation X continues to stick with traditional payment methods, valuing security, reliability, and familiarity above all else. New research from omnichannel payment platform PXP reveals that 49% of Gen...